Behavioral Health Services

If you or a loved one is facing a mental illness, personality disorder, co-occurring disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, an Autism Spectrum Disorder, or related behavioral health condition, you don’t have to face it alone.

Assessment

Our goal is to identify unique abilities, strengths and weaknesses, mental health and behavioral challenges, personality variables, relationship and family issues, and environmental factors that may be affecting people's lives.

Types of assessments include:

Developmental

Psychological

Personality/Emotional

Guardianship

Residential Treatment

Residential treatment settings offer personal care and community living supports that accommodate up to six residents. Our direct care staff has the experience and training needed to provide care for individuals with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities. Care is structured so individuals can enter at any point in the spectrum and move throughout our programs as they become more independent and in control of their lives.

Birchcrest

Macomb County

Birchcrest provides community placement opportunities for persons who have a dual diagnosis of chronic mental illness in addition to a developmental disability, in achieving or maintaining their optimal level of functioning and to maximize the quality of life through a rehabilitative residential setting.

Cedar Grove

Macomb County

Cedar Grove provides community placement opportunities for persons who have a dual diagnosis of chronic mental illness in addition to a developmental disability, in achieving or maintaining their optimal level of functioning and to maximize the quality of life through a rehabilitative residential setting.

Deerwood

Macomb County

The Deerwood Program is designed to help individuals and families experience recovery and healthier lives by providing access to comprehensive behavioral health care. To provide community placement opportunities for persons who have a primary diagnosis of severe and chronic mental illness in achieving recovery and maintaining their optimal level of functioning. The ultimate goal is to recover and improve the resident's quality of life through a rehabilitative residential setting.

Harborview

Macomb County

The Harborview Program is designed to help individuals and families experience recovery and healthier lives by providing access to comprehensive behavioral health care. To provide community placement opportunities for persons who have a primary diagnosis of severe and chronic mental illness in achieving recovery and maintaining their optimal level of functioning. The ultimate goal is to recover and improve the resident's quality of life through a rehabilitative residential setting.

Hidden Oaks

Macomb County

The Hidden Oaks Program is designed to help individuals and families experience recovery and healthier lives by providing access to comprehensive behavioral health care. To provide community placement opportunities for persons who have a primary diagnosis of severe and chronic mental illness in achieving recovery and maintaining their optimal level of functioning. The ultimate goal is to recover and improve the resident's quality of life through a rehabilitative residential setting.

Lake Oakland Shores

Oakland County

Lake Oakland Shores provides community placement opportunities, for persons to recover, who have a primary diagnosis of severe, chronic mental illness and polydipsia. The focus of Lake Oakland Shores (L.O.S.H.) is to offer a recovery placement for "difficult to place" individuals exiting from long-term hospitalization.

Ledgestone

Macomb County

The Ledgestone Program is designed to help individuals and families experience recovery and healthier lives by providing access to comprehensive behavioral health care. To provide community placement opportunities for persons who have a primary diagnosis of severe and chronic mental illness in achieving recovery and maintaining their optimal level of functioning. The ultimate goal is to recover and improve the resident's quality of life through a rehabilitative residential setting.

Fairfield

Macomb County

The Fairfield Program is designed to help individuals and families experience recovery and healthier lives by providing access to comprehensive behavioral health care. To provide community placement opportunities for persons who have a primary diagnosis of severe and chronic mental illness in achieving recovery and maintaining their optimal level of functioning. The ultimate goal is to recover and improve the resident's quality of life through a rehabilitative residential setting.

Howard's Cove

Macomb County

The Howard's Cove Program is designed to help individuals and families experience recovery and healthier lives by providing access to comprehensive behavioral health care. To provide community placement opportunities for persons who have a primary diagnosis of severe and chronic mental illness in achieving recovery and maintaining their optimal level of functioning. The ultimate goal is to recover and improve the resident's quality of life through a rehabilitative residential setting.

Silver Knoll

Macomb County

Silver Knoll provides community residential opportunity for persons who are elderly, medically fragile and experience of chronic mental illness, possibly in addition to a developmental disability, in promoting recovery and their optimal level of functioning and to maximize the quality of life through a rehabilitative residential setting.

Silver Meadows

Macomb County

Silver Meadows provides community residential opportunity for persons who are elderly, medically fragile and experience of chronic mental illness, possibly in addition to a developmental disability, in promoting recovery and their optimal level of functioning and to maximize the quality of life through a rehabilitative residential setting.

Specialized Residential Treatment

Specialized residential services offer a spectrum of choices from lower intensity to highly intensive residential treatment, semi-independent and community living. Our continuum of care is structured so individuals can enter at any point in the spectrum and move throughout our programs as they become more independent and in control of their lives.

Walker Valley

Kent County

The Walker Valley program is designed to provide stable, person-centered care, medication maintenance and day programming for mature adults who have a mental illness and physical maladies. The program provides supports and coordinated medical care by a team of direct care professionals alongside a psychiatric nurse practitioner, primary care physician, nurse care manager, and social worker. Residents’ activities are offered commensurate with their talents, abilities, interests, and health both in the community and within the program.

Rosewood

Macomb County

The Rosewood Program is designed to help individuals and families experience recovery and healthier lives by providing access to comprehensive behavioral health care. To provide community placement opportunities for persons who have a primary diagnosis of severe and chronic mental illness in achieving recovery and maintaining their optimal level of functioning. The ultimate goal is to recover and improve the resident's quality of life through a rehabilitative residential setting.

Crisis Residential Treatment

Crisis Residential Services are intended to provide a short-term alternative to inpatient psychiatric hospitalization for individuals experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis when clinically indicated. Services are designed for a subset of individuals who meet psychiatric inpatient admission criteria or are at risk of admission, but who can be appropriately served in settings less intensive than a hospital. The goal of Crisis Residential Services is to facilitate reduction in the intensity of those factors that lead to crisis residential admission through the person-centered and recovery/resilience oriented approach. Services are designed to resolve the immediate crisis and improve the functioning level of the individuals served to allow them to return to a less intensive community living as soon as possible. Group and individual treatment are provided by a comprehensive treatment team including peer support specialists, social workers, nurses and psychiatrists.

Milestones Crisis

Macomb County

Milestones is a short-term residential alternative to inpatient hospitalization for adults experiencing a mental health crisis and require 24-hour support services for behavioral concerns in a supervised environment that allows freedom of movement in the community.

Supported Independent Living

Our Supported Independent Living Programs offer a rehabilitative, semi-independent residential setting for individuals with chronic, ongoing mental health problems who are achieving or maintaining their optimal level of functioning.

Oak Lodge

Kent County

The central focus of the program is an emphasis on maximizing the level of functioning and the control of symptomatic behaviors within a network of vocational, social, residential, and educational services.

ESIP

Macomb County

ESIP assists adults who are diagnosed with chronic, ongoing mental health problems to achieve or maintain their optimal level of functioning and to maximize their quality of life through a rehabilitative, semi-independent setting.

Portable Supports Services

The Macomb County Portable Supports Program was nationally recognized for excellence and innovation. It provides scattered site apartment living for around 30 persons who are able to move from Adult Foster Care programs. The unique combination of assertive case management, direct care supports, transportation assistance, rental subsidy, and psychiatric medication management have made this a highly effective and successful program.

Outpatient Services

Hope Network offers outpatient services for children, adolescents, and adults across Michigan. We offer a comprehensive assessment to identify unique abilities, strengths and weaknesses, mental health and behavioral challenges, personality variables, relationship and family issues, and environmental factors that may be affecting people's lives. Our experts focus on practical treatment approaches that address each person's unique needs and abilities. We help individuals enhance the quality of their lives, maximize their potential, learn new skills to optimize their functioning, and improve their relationships.

Adult Day Services

Hope Network's Side By Side program provides adult day services and enrichment activities for older adults with age-onset disabilities, such as dementia, Alzheimer's, or other cognitive impairments. The purpose of this program is to maintain or improve their physical and cognitive skill set, which in turn improves quality of life, and delays nursing home placement.

Caregiver Tips

Being a primary caregiver for an individual with dementia or Alzheimer's can be difficult work. Many caregivers often feel overwhelmed, or frustrated because their own life has been put on hold to care for their loved one. However, with some simple tips, caregivers can stay healthy, maintain good self-esteem and seek help and support when they need it.

“In a survey of over 800 caregivers 48% noted their biggest daily challenge was finding enough time for themselves” (www.strengthforcaring.com)

Take a short walk, change your scenery and get some fresh air. If not possible, use a treadmill, and/or do exercises indoors.

Get adequate restful sleep

Try to get seven to eight hours of sleep each night even though it may be interrupted. Rest when your care recipient sleeps.Postpone houseworkand nap when necessary.

Schedule time out for yourself everyday

Use relaxation or stress management techniques such as meditation and yoga. Write in a journal. Read an inspirational book. Find and schedule dementia respite care so you can take a break and nurture yourself.

Pay attention to your feelings and emotions

Seek support from friends and family, join a support group, get counseling if necessary and do not be hesitant to ask for help.

When it is hard to get out, invite people over. Enjoy the company of others and encourage them to take an active interest in both you and your loved ones life.
Subscribe to supportive magazines and websites

Read articles related to Caregiving

‘Today’s Caregiver’, ‘Caring Today’ and www.caregiver.org can be a good source of information. Ask others for suggestions on good books and poems.

Tap into community and national resources for support

The Family Caregiver Alliance and The National Family Caregiver’s Association are good starting places.

Ask for help

Usually others want to help but must be told what to do. Let them pick up a prescription and/or sit with your care recipient while you exercise, grab a quick nap, participate in a hobby or attend a support group meeting. Remember no one is perfect and asking for help is not a sign of weakness.

Communicating with Your Loved One

Dementia can impact your loved one’s ability to communicate. Over time, their ability to understand directions or clearly express his or her thoughts and feelings may decrease. This can be frustrating for both you and them. For this reason, you may need to use some strategies and make changes to your interactions in order to have communication be a more successful and positive experience.

"Remember, people with dementia often react more to our feelings than our words,”
(Family Caregiver Alliance, 2003).

Set a positive mood

Your body language and mood may convey more meaning than your words --- so be positive and show feelings of affection.

Get the person’s attention

Use the person’s name to gain his or her attention, and change the environment to limit distractions as much as possible (For example, move to a quiet room).

Use clear, simple language

Keep language simple, slow, and distinct using a lower pitch. If repetition is needed, first keep your wording the same. If the individual still does not understand, wait a few minutes and then rephrase.

Keep questions simple

Simple Yes/No questions are better to use than open-ended ones. Use visual cues if needed and only ask one question at a time.

Listen with your ears, eyes and heart

Patience is important. Wait for a reply and help the individual find words if he or she is struggling. Be aware of what your loved one’s body language is saying.

Break down activities into simple steps

Too much information may be confusing for your loved one. Simplify whenever possible and use visuals. Make activities and directions easier to follow, and remind the individual of the steps.

Distract and redirect when needed

Change the subject or situation if your loved one becomes upset. Validate the individual’s feelings before redirecting him or her. For example say, “I’m sorry you’re upset.”

Provide comfort and reassurance

When your loved one appears confused or anxious try to provide comfort. If they are confused with reality, provide support rather than by trying to convince the individual he or she is wrong. A hug or gentle touch may be helpful.

Remember good memories from the past

Distant memories are often easier for a person with dementia to recall than recent ones. Rather than asking the individual what he or she had for lunch, instead ask a general question about the distant past.

Keep your humor

Social skills are often maintained in those with dementia. Use humor and provide opportunities to laugh together, as long as it’s not at your loved one’s expense.